Lorenzo Mata Commits to UCLA

Greg Hicks

08/26/2003

Post player <b>Lorenzo Mata</b> from South Gate had a big summer and became a top 100 national prospect, drawing interest from a number of high profile programs. In the end, he decided to opt for his hometown favorite...

Mata is the third commitment for Ben Howland's Bruins, joining Arron Afflalo and Jordan Farmar. He was ranked #2 in the recently released West Coast rankings from The Insiders.

It's well known that UCLA was Mata's childhood favorite. It was a matter of whether he would academically qualify, but he reportedly has done some very good academic work in the spring and summer and is now a good bet to qualify academically.